CVE-2008-2709

IBM OS/400 V5R4M0, V5R4M5, and V6R1M0 - Buffer Overflow in RCHMGR BrSmRcvAndCheck Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Buffer overflow in the BrSmRcvAndCheck function in the RCHMGR module on IBM OS/400 V5R4M0, V5R4M5, and V6R1M0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (task halt and main storage dump) via unspecified vectors involving the running of diagnostics on a modem port. NOTE: there might be limited attack scenarios.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas21f21bcbaa63f55268625745e003c6f64
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30554
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1799
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29660
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42984

Scores

EPSS 0.0033
EPSS Percentile 24.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (3)
ibm/os_400 v5r4m0
ibm/os_400 v5r4m5
ibm/os_400 v6r1m0
Published Jun 16, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026